Set in the magical world of Eos, a shadow is forming in the east across the demilitarized zone, which separates two powerful nations, the Chaos Imperium in the east and the Holy Empire of Ankhanesia in the west.

They have been in a state of religious cold war for over half a century. The Chaos Supremacists, led by the Imperious-God-Emperor, Xanaphos the Invincible, has been amassing an army the likes of which the world has never seen before. An army bred for one purpose – the total domination of the western-lands, and the destruction of all ideologies that do not conform to its ideals.

Meanwhile in the west, the Ankhanesian Empire is fractured. A civil war has gripped the nation, and the Holy Emperor, Cylus I, is in a coma due to the trauma of the assassination of his wife and five children.

Their deaths are a total mystery because no bodies have been found.

The story of the game begins, 14 years later, when the fragile peace between the two nations and their allies, is suddenly destroyed.

Hey, I ran into a glitch just recently. After going through the catacombs, I can no longer open my inventory by pressing esc or 0. I've reopened the game, and have gone on to play up until the part with the Inn, but it's still not working. Is this something others have experienced? Is there another button I could try? I really like the game so far btw!

This is really weird. I have not had this problem before nor have I heard anyone with the same problem. I usually press 'x' to open the menu. Load an old save file to see if it works, or go into options and see if your keyboard config settings have changed.